Subj : What's going to save the planet is winning the AI arms race, Trum
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Sep 15 2025 16:45:09

What's going to save the planet is winning the AI arms race, Trump Interior 
Secretary says

Date:
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Description:
The US wants to win the AI arms race before it tackles climate change  but 
could AI help with that?

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Interior Sectrary believes winning the AI arms race is a priority We need 
lots of electricity now  renewables arent up to the job Climate change is 
solvable  AI could even help 

Speaking at a natural gas industry event in Italy promoting fossil fuels for 
AI power (via YouTube ), US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum claimed the true 
existential threat is the US losing the AI arms race, not climate change. 

Burgum acknowledged that climate change is indeed a concern, but its a 
solvable one and less urgent than AI dominance. 

He also criticized the global $5 trillion investment in wind, solar and 
batteries, calling it ineffective and inflationary. Is winning the AI race 
more important than climate change? 

Despite strong progress, renewables are still seen as too slow and costly, 
especially to meet AI energy demands. The events emphasis was on cheap and 
abundant energy to power AI data centers, with AI causing the highest use of 
electricity in human history. 

However, ongoing geopolitical tensions continue to influence both climate 
change and artificial intelligence infrastructure, with the US planning to 
end Russian imports of uranium (for nuclear energy) by 2028. 

On the other side of the coin, Chinas strategy involves investing in all 
forms of energy  including coal, nuclear, wind and solar  to ensure maximum 
energy security and maintain its export advantage. 

Speaking at the event, Trumps Interior Secretary emphasized the need to focus 
on the humans on the planet today, not future generations, claiming that 
saving the planet depends on winning the AI arms race and not preventing one 
degree of global warming by 2100. 

We need power to do that, and we need it right now, he stated. 

Countering Burgums viewpoint, scientists estimate that were actually on track 
to read 2.7-3 degrees of global warming by 2100, and AI energy demands are 
only worsening this trend. 

Although artificial intelligence could hold the key to unlocking greater 
climate change fixes, its also clear that a divide is emerging between 
whether further expansions  at the risk of sustainability  are going to be 
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-arms-race-trump-interior-secretary-says


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